| bai wei Edited by Joe Hing Kwok Chu | Pharmaceutical name: | Radix Cynanchi Baiwei | | Biological name: | Cynanchum atratum Bge. or Cyanchum versicolor Bge. | | Pronounced in Japanese: | byakubi | | Pronounced in Korean: | baengmi | | Pronounced in Cantonese: | pak mei | | Common Name: | swallowwort root | | Distribution: | throughout China, especially Liano Ning, An Hui, Shan Dong, Hu Bei | | Characteristics and channel (meridian) relation: | bitter, salty, cold. Related to lung, stomach, kidney. Larger amount is toxic to the heart. | | Uses: | relieves heat, edema, snake bite, toxic sores, swollen and painful throat; promotes urination. Dosage: 5-10 grams. | | Chemical ingredients: | essential oil: cynanchol and cardiac tonic:atratoside A,B,C,D; atratogenin A,B; glaucogenin C; cyantratoside A,BC,D,E,F; glaucoside C; cynjapogenin A; thevetosied; cynanversicoside A,B,C,D,E; neocynanversicoside. | | Modern Research: | Cardiac tonic ingredients of bai wei stimulate the heart muscle and improve contraction and slow down heart rate. Bai wei can inhibit pneumococcus. Toxic amount: 30-40 grams. |
Last update: April 11, 2004; 9:00 a.m. LA
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